Crosby reaches 1,700 points as Penguins beat Blues, fall to Flyers

Sidney Crosby reached a major career milestone Monday night and the Penguins rode his performance to a win, only to drop a wild, penalty-strewn game in Philadelphia the next night. Crosby had a goal and two assists to become the ninth player in NHL history to reach 1,700 career points as Pittsburgh beat the St. Louis Blues 6-3 at PPG Paints Arena on Monday. The following night the Philadelphia Flyers edged the Penguins 3-2 in a shootout after an overtime period that featured two goals waved off and multiple misconducts at Xfinity Mobile Arena.

Crosby’s goal and two helpers came as part of a balanced attack that included two goals and an assist from Bryan Rust and a first Penguins goal from Parker Wotherspoon. Tristan Jarry made 22 saves in the victory, and Evgeni Malkin added a goal and an assist, extending his point streak to seven games. St. Louis, which has struggled defensively this month, fell to another loss and has surrendered multiple high-scoring defeats in recent outings.

The Flyers’ win a night later was highlighted by Travis Konecny’s 200th career goal, scored early in the second period, and by Bobby Brink’s power-play goal in the first and his eventual shootout...